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Electricity and gas firm fined €5m for unsolicited contacts and using old data

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More than 2,300 customers were contacted, with some ‘relationships on paper’ endorsed with false signatures.

The energy operator Hera Comm SpA in Italy has been fined €5m ($5.5m) for unsolicited contacts using inaccurate and outdated customer data. The company was found to be processing the personal data of over 2,300 customers connected to supply of electricity and gas.

Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, the Italian